PALM COAST
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 17, NO. 16
Spring games this week PAGE 7B
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Westward expansion begins
Palm Coast turns dirt on Loop Road, which will open possibilities west of US 1. PAGE 6A
When it’s complete, the new road will extend Matanzas Woods Parkway west of U.S. 1, go over the railroad tracks and loop back to Palm Coast Parkway. Photo by Rich Carroll
How is A.I. impacting classrooms?
3 charter amendments OK’d for ballot
Q+A with Flagler School Board’s Lauren Ramirez. 3A
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INDEX
Business..................... PAGE 6B Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Cops Corner................PAGE 2A Crossword.................. PAGE 2C Letters........................ PAGE 9A Public Notices............ PAGE 6C Schools....................... PAGE 3B Sports......................... PAGE 6B Tributes ...................... PAGE 4C Real Estate................. PAGE 4B
City Council finalizes November ballot language, addressing 3 controversies. PAGE 4A
Flagler County School Board adopts no-network health care plan. PAGE 5A
Top LEOs
MOVING UP
Fourteen Flagler Palm Coast athletes recognized at college signing ceremony. PAGE 8B
HONORED
Sue Freytag accepts Golden Eagle at Scouting’s annual banquet. PAGE 1B
Flagler law enforcement officers honored during 20th annual Kiwanis awards luncheon. 5A
MULLINS SUES
Former Flagler County Commissioner Joe Mullins files defamation lawsuit against FlaglerLive. PAGE 6A
PIER PROGRESS
In Depth, a local dive team, helps keep Flagler Beach Pier on track. PAGE 4A
Walk the halls Seniors at Flagler Palm Coast High School walk the halls a final time in their caps and gowns.
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From left, Frank Consentino of the Kiwanis Club, Officer Camilla DeFrieseRomero of the Flagler Beach Police Department and Flagler Beach Police Chief Lance Blanchette. Photo by Rich Carroll
Ms. Leah Groom hugs graduating senior Tamera Davis.
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